INDIANAPOLIS ---The NCAA announced the 2025 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament semifinals and finals will return to Indianapolis and historic Hinkle Fieldhouse on the campus of Butler University. The semifinal games will take place on March 31 and the championship game on April 2, 2025. This will be the second consecutive year that Indianapolis will host the final games.
 
"Indianapolis did an outstanding job hosting our inaugural Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT). We are thrilled to be returning to Hinkle Fieldhouse in 2025. The enthusiasm and support from the local community for women's basketball in Indianapolis continues to grow. We are excited to build on the momentum for all of women's basketball and from this past year's WBIT as we look forward to crowning a 2025 WBIT champion," said Lynn Holzman, vice president of women's basketball.
 
"Our hosts from the Indiana Sports Corporation and Butler University set the bar incredibly high with their hosting of the 2024 event and we can't wait to see how they elevate the student-athlete experience in 2025," said Barbara Burke, Former Deputy Director of Athletics, University of Iowa, and chair of the WBIT selection committee.
 
The 32-team WBIT postseason tournament, owned and funded by the NCAA, provides 100 postseason NCAA-funded opportunities for Division I women's basketball teams through its two events (the 68-team championship and 32-team Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament). Selections, pairings, and bracket for the 2025 WBIT will be announced March 16, 2025.